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Lake Como

Milan's garden

Gao Xiaodong was standing on the terrace of the former Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic's mansion overlooking the balcony.

The lake gently slaps the bank full of yachts. There are swans playing and looking for food on the shore, lazy tourists, whispering couples, and local residents eating, walking their dogs and cycling. Looking from a distance, the scenery is beautiful It looks like a landscape painting without the color of fireworks.

How about this villa?

Mendes got up from the recliner, walked to Gao Xiaodong's side, and asked.

Yes, the only downside is that it's too expensive.

Gao Xiaodong just arrived in Milan yesterday, and was dragged by Mendes to see the villa today.

When he was in Portugal, Gao Xiaodong lived in a rented house. Now that his annual salary has reached 6 million, he can no longer rent a house. Gao Xiaodong originally planned to buy a house in Milan, but Mendes said that most of the Italian celebrities live in Como Buying a villa near the lake, if you don’t get yourself a villa on Lake Como, you will be ashamed to say that you are a celebrity.

Gao Xiaodong was moved by what Mendes said, and felt that he still had more than two million euros in his hand, so he came to see the villa with Mendes.

Ibrahimovic's mansion is the third mansion that Gao Xiaodong saw. It is also the best located and the largest one, but the price is also the highest. Ibrahimovic priced him 4 million euros.

You can pay in installments, and I can also pay you some in advance, Mendes said.

Gao Xiaodong shook his head and said, Forget it, I think the villa on the east coast I saw just now is not bad, although the area is less than 4,000 square meters, but the price is only 2.16 million euros, if it can fall within 2 million, I will buy it. Download it.

Mendes said: Okay, I will talk to the intermediary company again, buy it quickly, and live in it, so that we can play with peace of mind, let's go, let's go to Mourinho's house, his villa is not far away .”

When Mendes drove Gao Xiaodong to Mourinho's luxury villa, Mourinho was watching the player's video in the living room. He personally greeted the door and invited Gao Xiaodong and Mendes into the living room.

Seeing the player's match highlights still playing in the video recorder, Gao Xiaodong praised: The coach really works hard.

Mourinho said seriously: The pressure of this season is unprecedented, how can we do without work.

Gao Xiaodong said: I'm the one who put pressure on you.

Mourinho shook his head, As long as you work in Italy, you will always feel the pressure. Here, everyone thinks he knows football and tactics better than you, but Xiao Donggao, you have to be mentally prepared. Your pressure is no less than mine.

Mendes said intentionally or unintentionally: Xiaodong, you chose a high salary, and you also chose pressure and responsibility. Now you are the second highest salary in Inter Milan, second only to Eto'o.

Gao Xiaodong's heart twitched, thinking that Mendes might have realized something, he smiled and said: This money is not what I want, give it to me, I can't refuse it.

Mourinho said: Don't talk about salary anymore. It's no fun to cry over spilled milk. You should think about how to get along with your teammates now. Language is the key. You have to learn Italian as soon as possible and try to integrate into the team.

Mendes said leisurely: Jose, Xiaodong has just arrived, you should tell him about the current internal and external situation of Inter Milan. There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to hide it.

Well, I'm about to tell Xiao Donggao.

Mourinho gave the lecture, and Mendes added that Gao Xiaodong had a general understanding of the current situation of Inter Milan.

Any big club has gangs, and there is no doubt that Inter Milan also has gangs.

However, Inter Milan is different from ordinary teams. In Inter Milan, the biggest gang is not the Italian gang. In the Mancini era, the biggest gang was the Lazio gang under the leadership of Mancini. After Mourinho arrived, After cleaning out the Lazio gang, there is only one Stankovic who can play as a midfielder.

At present, the largest gang in Inter Milan is the Argentine gang headed by Cambiasso and Zanetti, as well as South American players attached to the Argentine gang, such as Maicon, Cordoba, and Cesar.

The second largest gang is the local Italian gang headed by Materazzi. Although there are only Materazzi, Toldo, Thornton and Balotelli in the local gang, Thornton and Balotelli are highly regarded by Chairman Mora. Dee likes it, so it also has a certain influence.

The third largest gang is called the third world in Inter Milan, mainly Muntari, Quaresma, Stankovic, Eto'o and others. There are many people in the third world, but they cannot form a joint force. The influence of the team is very small, which is equivalent to the democratic parties in Huaguo.

After talking about the situation in the team, Mourinho said: We are introducing the Bayern defender, the Brazilian national team captain Lucio, if he can come, plus the Brazilian-Italian player Motta, the power of Inter Milan's team The comparison may change.

Mendes sighed: After Jose came to Inter Milan, he hoped to have a team of his own, but Quaresma's performance was too poor, which affected Jose's right to speak, and Carvalho and Deco would not be able to come later. If you could come last season, everything might be different, so this season Jose is desperate to get you, he hopes you can unite his teammates, support his tactical play, and stabilize the locker room.

Mourinho said: Last season, Da Costa was too greedy. I was also a little conservative. I believed in Quaresma. In fact, your performance in Porto's dressing room is incomparable to Quaresma.

Mendes looked at Gao Xiaodong a little puzzled, and whispered into Gao Xiaodong's ear with a smile: Jose appreciates your method of dismantling the Argentine gang in Porto.

Gao Xiaodong suddenly realized that he was regarded by Mourinho as a member of the Portuguese family. In fact, he had stayed in Portugal for three years and was under the banner of Mendes. It was only natural that Mourinho trusted him, but he did not Thinking that Mourinho not only valued his skills, but also wanted to use him to organize the locker room.

Mourinho said: The internal situation is like this. Now that Figo has entered the team's management, you can go to him if you have any questions, whether in the game or outside the game. He is a very reliable person. .”

Okay. Gao Xiaodong has admired Figo for a long time. Hearing what Mendes said just now, it seems that Mancini's resignation and Mourinho's coming to Inter Milan are all related to Figo. He feels that there is a chance I want to pay a visit to this superstar who turns his hands into clouds and turns his hands into rain.

Mourinho said: This season, the distribution method of Serie A TV broadcast contracts has undergone changes. The income of the three giants has fallen by 30-50 million, while the income of the middle and lower teams will be 3 to 5 times that of the past. It means that starting from this season, the overall structure of Serie A may undergo a fundamental reversal, and the Apennines' order of strength may be completely changed. In the future, Reggina may also win the championship! Our main opponents besides Roma are Juventus, they bought Diego, Melo and Cannavaro, and they have deep roots in Serie A. We must not take them lightly. Although Kaka left next door, Huntelaar came, and we cannot ignore them. .”

After finishing speaking, Mourinho found a thick stack of video tapes in the cupboard, and said to Gao Xiaodong: This is the video of Serie A opponents collected by Boas. Give me.

Gao Xiaodong saw that there were many, many videotapes in the cupboard, and couldn't help admiring that a little translator who had barely played professional football could grow into a world-class coach with an annual salary of 10 million euros, and the hard work behind it was beyond ordinary. of.

Mourinho told Gao Xiaodong about the internal and external situation of Inter Milan, and when it was time for dinner, he took the two of them to a hotel in Como for an Italian meal. He gave Gao Xiaodong a detailed explanation of his current tactics in Inter Milan and where Gao Xiaodong wants to play.

After the meal, Gao Xiaodong and Mendes left Lake Como and returned to the hotel in Milan to prepare for the next day's medical examination and meeting.